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MILLIONS OF EURO owed to the HSE will be collected from private health insurers by the end of 2012, the Health Minister has said.
The news was confirmed by Labour TD for Waterford, Ciara Conway, who said that Minister James Reilly said that the €150 million will be collected by the end of the year.
The money is owed to the HSE as a result of private patients being treated in public beds.
Deputy Conway said that she was pleased to note progress on this issue, as the issue of how much funding is owed as a result of private patients being treated in public hospitals is something she has been pursuing for some time now.
As we’re all too well aware, there’s a significant deficit within the health budget, so we need to make sure that every avenue for income is looked at.
As of the end of September 2012, €204 million was outstanding to the HSE as a result of private patients being treated in public beds, said Deputy Conway.
The HSE deficit now stands at almost €400 million, according to figures released earlier this month.
Big Irish community around Woodside, hope all are OK
Irish – or not. I agree.
I lived in woodside for 4 years , sunnyside and woodside are very big irish communities. I really hop all is ok
When will society learn that trains are deathtraps and need to be banned. Enough is enough!
Airoplanes are worse….
They go missing…….
I remember at least one sap demanding they put barriers and doors on every platform. Where’s the Oprah Mom brigade when you need them?
barriers and doors work in London why not new York or any other station , any new station should have them and then retro fit them there not expensive and can save lives
Yeah they have them at the stations in London with big passenger numbers. The station for the o2 Arena/millennium dome at Greenwich has them. Work very well when dealing with big crowds on the platform.
yeah lets hope all the injured were American or some other nationality sure they don’t matter.
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